LECTURES
2025 - 2026 Season
Thursday, October 23, 2025
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“The Creation of the Department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art at the Louvre Museum: Scientific and Museographic Challenges in the Face of the Contemporary World” (Dumbarton Oaks Lecture, hosted by Georgetown University Greek Studies Program)
Maximilien Durand, Director of the Department of Byzantine and Eastern Christian Art at the Musée du Louvre.
6:00-7:00 pm EST (Reception at 5:30 pm)
Lohrfink Auditorium, Hariri Building, Georgetown University.
In Person Only (Free Registration Required)
Thursday, November 13, 2025
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Petra’s Forgotten Past: Uncovering the Iron Age Foundations of Nabataean Society (National AIA Joukowsky Lecture)
Dr. Jennifer Ramsay, SUNY Brockport
7:00 pm EST (Reception at 6:30 pm)
Hybrid
University of Maryland, College Park
Francis Scott Key Hall, Rm. 0106
Online via Zoom
Petra, the Nabataean capital, embodies the transformation of a formerly nomadic people into a sophisticated civilization that commanded key trade routes across northern Arabia and the southern Levant. The project I co-direct examines cultural and artistic transitions from the Late Iron Age and Persian Period to the emergence of the Nabataeans (600–300BCE), seeking to understand how this strategically connected region fostered their distinctive traditions.
Wednesday, January 21, 2026
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Escape from Pompeii: Tracking Survivors from the Eruption of Vesuvius (Annual de Bragança Endowed Lecture. Co-Sponsored by the Capitol Archaeological Institute and the George Washington Department of Classical and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations)
Professor Steven L. Tuck, Miami University, Ohio
7:00 pm EST (Book Sale and Reception at 6:15 pm EST)
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Funger Hall, Room 108
2201 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
The George Washington University
In Person Attendance (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Online via Zoom
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Beauty, Power, and Presence: The Neo-Assyrian Queens of Nimrud's Northwest Palace, c. 865-705 BCE (Annual Louise D. Davison Memorial Lecture & The AIA Wilhelmina and Stanley Jashemski Lecture)
Dr. Amy Rebecca Gansell, St. John's University
7:00 pm EST (Reception at 6:15 pm EST; Annual Business Meeting at 06:45 PM)
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Funger Hall, Room 108
2201 G Street NW, Washington, DC 20052
The George Washington University
Online via Zoom
April 2026
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Greek Caves: On Archaeology, Myths, Religions, and Cultural Heritage Preservation (Richard Hubbard Howland Lecture of the Washington Society)
Dr. Stella Katsarou, Ephorate of Palaeoanthropology-Speleology, Greek Ministry of Culture
6:30 pm EST (Reception to follow the lecture)
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In Person Attendance (REGISTRATION REQUIRED)
Online via Zoom
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